Noun
levain (plural levains)
A starter dough for sourdough bread
Sanfrecce Hiroshima said on Wednesday that their Levain Cup fixture against Sagan Tosu scheduled for later in the day has been postponed after several members of Sagan Tosu's staff tested positive for novel coronavirus. Source: Internet
Anyway, the recipe took two days, as opposed to the one day for the (barely sour) pain au levain I usually make--and that supposedly was the trick. Source: Internet
I suspect that when the weather gets warm we might lose our levain, since it will most likely take on a sour aspect when the yeast population does begin to starve during the week. Source: Internet
Prize winner Au levain d'Antan is closed on Saturdays. Source: Internet